(Reuters) -The United States’ bid for a fourth consecutive CONCACAF Nations League title came to a stunning end as they fell 1-0 to Panama after a stoppage-time goal from Cecilio Waterman on Thursday in Inglewood, California. Panama spent the bulk of the match defending but pounced on a giveaway by the Americans before substitute forward …
(Reuters) – The Trump administration is seeking new terms for U.S. access to critical minerals and energy assets in Ukraine, widening its economic demands on Kyiv as it pushes for a peace deal with Russia, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing two Ukrainian officials. (Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States have agreed to work together to swiftly resolve any fallout from the U.S. Department of Energy’s designation of South Korea as a “sensitive country,” the industry ministry in Seoul said on Friday. The DOE has not explained why it put its Asian ally on the watchlist, …
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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will personally announce the Pentagon’s decision on a next-generation fighter jet contract worth at least $20 billion as soon as Friday, despite concerns about budget constraints and shifting priorities, sources briefed on the plan said. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will replace Lockheed Martin’s …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that Ukraine had already violated a proposed ceasefire on energy sites in the three-year-old war by attacking a Russian oil depot. Russia’s TASS news agency reported foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told state television Channel One that it was up to the United States, which had …
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CARACAS (Reuters) -A diplomatic spat between the United States and Venezuela flared on Thursday as the U.S. government denied Venezuela’s claims of repatriation flights from Mexico, while Venezuela accused Washington of blocking them. The back-and-forth comes as a planeload of deported Venezuelans touched down on Venezuelan soil after departing from Mexico, in what appeared to …
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(Reuters) -The United States is delaying the disbursement of $2.6 billion in climate finance to South Africa, raising concerns the funds could be withheld entirely, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the situation. Earlier this month, U.S. representatives prevented the World Bank-linked Climate Investment Funds (CIF) from approving a $500 million disbursement …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday called for urgent safety assessments of 68 bridges including iconic crossings like the Golden Gate Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, George Washington Bridge and the Chicago Skyway Bridge. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the board wants bridge owners in 19 states …
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By Lizbeth Diaz TEUCHITLAN, Mexico (Reuters) – The gate, black and 10 feet (3 meters) tall, decorated with two rearing white horses, has become synonymous with death in Mexico. For dozens of families waiting outside on Thursday it also offered a tragic sense of hope in their search for missing loved ones. The families were …
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By Birsen Altayli, Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought to pin the blame on President Tayyip Erdogan. Some protestors clashed with police in Ankara, …
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